Senecio sacramentanus
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 16: 194. 1913.
Endemic
Perennials, 20–50 cm (caudices fibrous-rooted). Herbage sparsely pubescent to tomentose (especially on abaxial leaf faces and among heads). Stems single or loosely clustered. Leaves progressively reduced distally; petiolate; blades triangular, triangular-lanceolate, or lanceolate, 3–10 (–15) × 1.5–4 cm, bases cordate to truncate or tapered, margins serrate or dentate (mid and distal leaves sessile, bractlike). Heads nodding, 6–10+ in racemiform-paniculiform arrays. Calyculi of 2–5+ lance-deltate to filiform bractlets (lengths 1/5–1/2 phyllaries). Phyllaries ± 8, 6–9 mm, tips green. Ray-florets 0. Cypselae glabrous.
Phenology: Late summer.
Habitat: Montane meadows
Elevation: 3000–3500 m
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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introrse +
connate +
papillate +
truncate-penicillate +
scarious +
hispidulous +
papillate +
racemiform-paniculiform +
continuous +
nerved +
lanceolate;triangular-lanceolate;lanceolate;triangular-lanceolate;triangular +
winged;nerved;ribbed +
absent +
lance-deltate;filiform +
stigmatic +
persistent +
30;80 +
absent +
not 2-lipped +
monomorphic +
glabrous +
staminate +
N.Mex. +
straight +
distinct +
proximal +
1;5 +
bisexual +
dispersed +
singly +
indeterminate +
nodding +
6;10 +
surrounding +
turbinate;campanulate +
petiolate +
alternate +
erect;recurved +
deltate +
scarious +
2-carpellate +
inferior +
attached +
anatropous +
persistent +
falling +
tough +
thick +
absent +
connate +
persistent +
distinct +
herbaceous +
falling +
erect +
subequal +
equal +
Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. +
1913 +
pistillate +
absent +
fertile +
epaleate +
foveolate +
flat;convex +
fibrous +
exalbuminous +
modifed +
Endemic +
alternate +
clustered +
erect +
single +
2-branched +
glabrous +
papillate +
Senecio sacramentanus +
Senecio +
species +
campanulate +
equaling +
green +
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